Kuwait’s National Assembly has drafted a bill to limit the number of migrant workers in the country and ban certain types of visa transfers, the Kuwait Times reported on Saturday.
Within six months of the enactment of the law, a decision will be taken on the maximum number of deadlines allowed in Kuwait, by comparing the number of foreign workers compared to the local population.
The Times said the bill will exempt 10 different categories of workers from the quota system, including domestic helpers, medical staff, teachers and GCC citizens.
Some visa types and current procedures will also be banned, including a ban on the transfer of travel visas to work in private visas or oil fields, or the transfer of domestic assistants.
According to the law, a new committee will also be formed, a national committee for the regulation and administration of the demographics of Kuwait. The authorities are working on various schemes to reduce the number of expansions in the country.
